"Alright, Chen Xiao, after hearing you say that, the monster doesn't seem so terrifying anymore..."
Rosie thought to herself, it's just a pet, how powerful can it be?
Chen Xiao heard this and gave a cold smile, "Want to know if it's terrifying or not? You'll find out soon enough!"
"Huh? Brother Chen, what do you mean by that..."
Song Zijian sensed something, but just as he was about to ask, Chen Xiao suddenly pushed him away.
Song Zijian felt a dizzying sensation. Just as he was about to demand why Chen Xiao was attacking him, he saw a black shadow fly past his eyes.
If Chen Xiao hadn't pushed him, that black shadow would have hit him directly.
When the black shadow landed, Song Zijian took one look and broke out in a cold sweat.
Because the black shadow was a giant rat!
"Ah!!! A rat—a giant rat!!!"
Rosie screamed loudly, jumping three feet into the air!
It was no wonder Rosie was so terrified; the main reason was that the giant rat was simply too big.
It was as large as a small pig, over a meter long, with dark golden fur all over its body, sharp claws, and long teeth, looking incredibly fearsome!
Even Song Zijian, a grown man, felt his scalp tingle, and a chill ran down his spine. How could Rosie, a young girl, not be scared?
Chen Xiao sneered, "What? Scared already? Didn't you just say it didn't seem so terrifying?"
"What? You're saying this is the monster?"
Rosie pointed at the giant rat and asked tremblingly, "Who would keep a giant rat as a pet? They must be a pervert!"
"Roar—"
The giant rat let out a low growl at Rosie, as if the words 'giant rat' had offended it.
Rosie's skin crawled.
The giant rat then charged directly at Rosie, its claws extended and its teeth bared!
Rosie's mind went blank with fear, and she stood frozen, unable to dodge.
However, just as the giant rat was about to pounce on Rosie, it suddenly stopped mid-air.
It turned out that at the last moment, Chen Xiao had grabbed its long, thin tail.
Although the giant rat was large, it was as fast as lightning. After being grabbed by Chen Xiao, it twisted its body and lunged to bite Chen Xiao.
Who was Chen Xiao? How could he be bitten by a rat?
He grabbed the giant rat's tail, swung his arm in a wide arc, and with a whoosh, flung the giant rat away.
With a bang, the giant rat slammed hard into the wall and fell to the ground.
Chen Xiao snorted coldly and said angrily, "You beast, since you've already transformed, don't use this form to scare people!"
The giant rat clearly understood Chen Xiao's words. After trembling on the ground for a moment, it then transformed into human form.
Just as Old Man Chen had said, the giant rat looked truly pathetic after transforming into a human!
It was only about 1.5 meters tall, thin and small, with a hunched posture and a narrow face, looking shifty-eyed. Even in human form, it still resembled a giant rat.
"Who are you people? How dare you trespass on my territory? Don't you want to live?"
The giant rat spoke, its voice dry and raspy, as if its throat had been scorched by burning charcoal.
Song Zijian was dumbfounded, swallowed, and unable to speak.
Although he knew beforehand that they would encounter a monster, the moment he actually met one, he couldn't help but feel terrified.
This was a primal fear inherent to humans, and it was understandable.
"A mere rat spirit dares to call itself 'grandpa'? I think you're tired of living. Take this!"
Chen Xiao, filled with righteous indignation, lunged at the rat spirit.
The rat spirit let out a low growl and clawed at Chen Xiao.
Even though it had transformed into human form, its fighting style still resembled that of a giant rat.
With a few punches and kicks, Chen Xiao knocked the rat spirit to the ground.
It wasn't that Chen Xiao was too powerful; it was mainly because the rat spirit was too weak. Chen Xiao didn't even have a chance to unleash his full strength before the fight was over.
Song Zijian and Rosie both gave Chen Xiao a thumbs-up.
"Chen Xiao, you're too amazing!"
"As expected of you!"
Chen Xiao laughed heartily, "Actually, you two would have had the same effect. This rat spirit has no real strength!"
This rat spirit's cultivation was only at the nascent stage of cultivation, and it clearly hadn't practiced any cultivation techniques.
It was likely able to transform because it had consumed pills like the Transformation Pill.
As a demon, it was incomparable to Xiao Hei, whether in terms of innate species or acquired fortune.
Apart from its strength and speed, it was no different from an ordinary person.
Of course, these two aspects, along with its identity as a monster, were enough to scare Chen Village Chief and his group.
But it was far from enough to scare Chen Xiao!
The rat spirit was provoked by Chen Xiao's words.
"You mere human, how dare you look down on me, grandpa? I'll show you something today!"
"Ha—"
The rat spirit opened its mouth wide and spat out a mouthful of yellow smoke... The sight was utterly disgusting!
Chen Xiao shouted, "It's corrosive poison, you two, get away quickly!"
Song Zijian and Rosie quickly retreated, but when they turned back, they were stunned. They found that Chen Xiao hadn't dodged at all; he had walked directly through the yellow corrosive poison and stood before the rat spirit.
"Damn it, for spitting at me, for spitting at me!"
Chen Xiao slapped the rat spirit repeatedly in the face.
After a few slaps, the rat spirit was bruised and battered, tears streaming from its eyes.
The rat spirit exclaimed in surprise, "You, you, why aren't you afraid of my corrosive poison?"
"A mere corrosive poison, even ten times more potent, would not be able to harm me!"
After saying that, Chen Xiao slapped it again.
After all, Chen Xiao had already cultivated the Canglan Sacred Body. There were few things in this world that could harm him, and this corrosive poison was naturally not one of them.
The rat spirit wailed and cried, then knelt and begged for mercy, "Stop hitting me, Immortal Master, I was wrong, Immortal Master, please spare me, Immortal Master..."
In the rat spirit's perception, anyone who could move freely within corrosive poison was definitely not human, at least an Earth Immortal!
In any case, it was definitely someone it couldn't afford to offend.
Chen Xiao wanted exactly this effect; he wanted the rat spirit to fear him so that he could get the answers he wanted.
This rat spirit was not a concern; the real concern was the force behind it.
"Tell me, what exactly are you, what is your purpose here, and who is the force behind you?"
Chen Xiao questioned sternly, as if interrogating a prisoner!